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76. No. We're at ground zero here for oilfield theft. $20 million last year

including millions of dollars worth of copper wire.

http://www.oaoa.com/news/oilfield-17058-fbi-force.html

Multi-billion-dollar corporations and local businesses lucky enough to cash in on the Basin's latest oil boom aren't the only ones getting rich these days.

Thieves are plaguing the oil patch, making off with enough equipment and crude to catch the FBI's attention.

...Ector County Sheriff Mark Donaldson said he's seen as much as $5 million in copper wire stripped from a rig.

"With this task force, we can hopefully cut down and make some headway against oilfield theft in Ector County," Donaldson said.

Espenshade said the Texas Railroad Commission reported more than 5,000 barrels of stolen crude last year. That represents, at a conservative estimate of $80 a barrel, a $5 million loss to the industry in Texas. And that's not counting equipment theft.

It's true that when they can steal millions of pounds of oil and equipment that we don't have much of a chance living in the country. Living in town has been much better - nothing missing since then.

I do miss having some acreage, though.